William Gale Email & Phone Number

Novi, Michigan

Responsible for all commercial discussion with General MotorsFocus on advanced sales and strategies for all company productsLead all quoting activities along with full contract responsibilityAssist in collecting open AR itemsReport to the VP of Sales and Marketing, which includes weekly/monthly financial reporting

Main customer contact for all commercial discussions In 2012, negotiated an EPDM material increase with GMHeld key roles in price negotiations in high pressure environments Lead a team of engineers, sales coordinators, buyers and designers in day-to-day quoting processOrchestrated the negotiation and development of the coolant system on the Chevy Volt, which was a high profile vehicle development at GMResponsible for account worth over $50M spread over 300 part numbers

Led engineering and purchasing teams to successfully launch product productionHeld weekly meetings with customer to ensure all specifications and engineering changes were executed in a timely mannerWas in charge of maintaining and increasing margins on existing business through engineering change management

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Hockey Team (player and coach) and First Year MentorSenior Project - Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition.

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Activities and Societies: Club Hockey teamConcentration in computer graphics Microsoft Projects, PowerPoint, Pro E and Solid Edge.